Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-27
CURRIE's VERSION.

| Saturdays TRIBUNE contained tele-
| graphic account of the ordering away from
Philipsburg of three men for alleged
claim-iumping in that district. One of
then, F. l.. Currie has arrived at Helena,
| and gives his version of the affair in the
Herald. Currie is from Colorado, and
last winter had the superintendency of
development work on several claims own
ed by the North Granite company, whose
principal stockholders are Helena men.
Mr.. Mr.. Currie, for a young, has the rep
utation of being q irst-class. miner and
superintendent. The following is his YER
sion:
HELENA, July 23.-In 1883 Thomas F.
located the Katy lode. A bond was given
on it to Lewis Demars but expired in 1884
without being taken up. In April, 1885,
Hynes and his wife decided the Katy lode
to the formers mother, Mrs. Honora
Haynes for $1,000 and the title thereby
passed to her. In October, 1886, Thomas
Haynes and wife gave to Phil. M. Saun-
ders bond on the property for $5O,000
under which a company was formed and
$4,000 worth of development work put
upon the property. | was superintendent
of the North Granite Company and found
out the above condition of affairs, viz:that
Haynes and his wife had given Saunders
bond for property not owned by them,
and that the claim was open to jumping.
| explained the situation to Joseph Soren-
son, and he relocated the claim under the
name of the Parrot lode, agreeing to trans
fer it 10 the company for small consid-
Grafton. Ny object was to secure to the
company clear title to the ground, so as
to obviate any trouble if any one else
should Jump it. received no considera-
ton for my share IN the transaction, and
was simply working for the interests OF
the company. Sorerson relocated the
ground about the 14th instant and gave to
Phil NJ. Saunders a bond for deed to the
property for S5n0 and 10000 shares
of stock of the company formed
ing between Sanders and myself that s.,
900 shares of stock in the new company,
which had acquired from personal ex-
penditure in the former company, should
be secured to me; also 5000 shares to
VIM. Weinstein and John w. Dawson,
acquired by similar means. which in
for These were the only considerations
stipulated in the transaction, and they
were merely mutual understandings be-
tween Mr.. Saunders and myself, no writ
ten agreements being made. Throughout
the transaction acted with Mr.. Saunders
knowledge and consent, he approving the
relocation project as the best means to
secure the safety of the property. After
no Totr nd
all the papers to Mr.. Saunders, who took
them to Helena to consult his attorney on
the situation. When he returned to
Philipsburg was discharged by him, as
he alleged, on the expressed desire OF the
directors, who requested change in the
office after he had stated to them the &c
currences of the past few days. What his
statement was I do not know. His au-
thority was unquestionable and l was
Obliged to abide by it, condemned but not
heard There had been various rumors
previous to this about my being interested
with Lewis Demars and Samuel Tolman
in the jumping of the Granite Belle, the
Young America and the Nelson proper
ties. These were without foundation, but
in the heat and excitement resulting from
them and the action, seemingly, of the
North Granite Co, | was allowed to suf-
fer never to-be-forgotten iudignitv at the
hands of men who personally were my
enemies, regardless of jumping causes.
only seek an audience of the directors
of the North Granite Co.. then and there
to subm my proof of the above assertions.
/ ask no favors, but demand it is matter
of vital Importance to myself, if to no enc
else. F. L. CURRIE.
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